Category Archives: relationship with God

signs for the believers

Exodus 12:12-20 12 Because I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and I will condemn all the gods of Egypt. I … Continue reading

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fearing the face

Exodus 9:29-35 29 Moses told him, “When I have gone out of the city, I will reach out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that … Continue reading

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God’s mountain

Exodus 2:23-3:12 23 And after many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue came up to God. 24 And God heard their … Continue reading

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what others think

Matthew 26:57-68 57 Then those who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled. 58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the … Continue reading

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passing on a spiritual legacy

Genesis 48:8-22 8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and he said, “Who are these?” 9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that I … Continue reading

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tradition vs. truth

Matthew 15:1-9 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!” 3 Jesus responded, “And why do you … Continue reading

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another new start

Genesis 35:1-15 And God said to Jacob, “Get up, go up to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you had escaped from your brother Esau.” 2 So Jacob said to … Continue reading

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owning the relationship

Genesis 33:1-20 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and see, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants. 2 And he put the … Continue reading

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surviving the struggle

Genesis 32:21-32 21 So the gift passed on ahead of him, and he himself stayed that night in the camp. 22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, … Continue reading

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remapping a relationship

Genesis 30:31-43 31 Laban said, “What should I give you?” Jacob said, “You will not give me anything. If you will do this for me, I will again pasture your flock and keep it: 32 let me pass through all … Continue reading

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